Fostering Fun Day
To mark national Foster Care Fortnight the The Adoption and Fostering Unit (AFU) will be hosting a -
Fostering Fun Day
Wednesday 28 May
11am to 30pm
Town Hall Square
Mare Street
E8 1EA
The Fun Day will include information stalls, where you can learn more about Fostering and Adoption in Hackney and how you could make a difference to a child or young person's life. There will also be face-painting for the children and music from Choice FM radio.
There is an urgent need to find new foster carers for children and young people in Hackney. We want to attract people who have space in their home, and their heart, to care for a child, particularly teenagers, young mums, siblings and children with disabilities.
Diana Corlis decided to become a foster carer to share her warmth and experiences gained by working with young people on a voluntary basis, after her own child left home. Keith and Jacqui Keys wanted to help vulnerable children when they became foster carers 20 years ago.
These are just three of the 152 carers currently registered with Hackney’s AFU. There are many ‘looked after children’ in the borough and we need more foster carers.
During the next two weeks, Hackney’s AFU, together with fostering services all over the UK, will be raising the profile of fostering and highlighting the need for more foster carers to come forward.
Councillor Rita Krishna, Cabinet Member for Children's Services said: “Foster carers play a vital role in the lives of children who come into local authority care. Hackney Council needs a whole range of foster carers, who reflect the diversity of the children.
The AFU recruit people from all backgrounds, although right now, would like more carers from the White, African, Caribbean and mixed-racial communities, in order to reflect the diversity of children in care.
Diana Corlis said: I’d encourage anyone who wants to be a foster carer to get all the information they can by attending the many open evenings that are available. When you see the positive results it’s moving”
Find out more about fostering
If you would like to fin out more about fostering you can also see the Fostering web pages on this site.
Page updated: 15 Jun 2010
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